(Crowned by the French Academy). Translated by G. W. Kitchin. Pp. xii+cxxviii(Introduction)+408(printed double column, last blank)+[8](advertisements); cr. 8vo; brown cloth, spine lettered and decorated in gilt, boards ruled in blind, the upper board a trifle rubbed, bottom fore-corner lightly bruised; bookplate of Benjamin Tindale on upper pastedown, the free endpapers..... More
The Hidden History of the Oxford English Dictionary. Pp. xxvi+274(last blank), text illustrations, notes, references, index; med. 8vo; black cloth, spine lettered in gilt, edges of boards slightly bruised; dust wrapper, edges a trifle rubbed; book label of David Levine, Sydney, on upper pastedown, the endpapers faintly offset, edges of..... More
A popular guide to words in the news. Pp. xii+322; med. 8vo; slight bruise at head of spine; dust wrapper, faintly scuffed, edges a trifle creased and split; Oxford University Press, Oxford, 1991. First edition. *'Spin doctor, fun run, insider trading, genetic fingerprinting, thirtysomething, designer water, liposuction, Cablevision, gentrification, intifada..... More
Pp. 88, indices; boards a trifle sprung; dust wrapper, slightly soiled, edges a trifle rubbed and split, the backstrip browned; bookplate on upper pastedown, the free endpapers slightly offset, edges of leaves faintly foxed; James Bennett, Sydney, 1966. First Australian edition. The Readers Guide series. *'The aim of this work..... More